Month: August 2021
Protesters clash with security forces as Lebanon marks one year since Beirut explosion
Security forces in Lebanon have fired water cannon and tear gas at anti-government protesters calling for justice on the one-year anniversary of the Beirut explosion.
Read MoreDr. Sanjay Gupta: Think you don’t want to get vaccinated? Think again – CNN
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Think you don’t want to get vaccinated? Think again CNN Fauci fears that a variant worse than delta is coming, says COVID-19 cases may double Kansas City Star Utah will give KN95 masks to children as the Delta variant
Read MoreObama Significantly Scales Back 60th Birthday Party as Virus Cases Rebound
Hundreds of former Obama administration officials, celebrities and Democratic donors had been planning to attend the huge bash on Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday.
Read MoreGrammys commit to more hiring diversity for 2022 show
The Grammy Awards will adopt an inclusion rider that will require producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for next year’s ceremony.
Read MoreWith Trump tax records due to Congress, lawyers try new challenge – USA TODAY
With Trump tax records due to Congress, lawyers try new challenge USA TODAY Trump asks court to end House pursuit of his tax returns from IRS CNN Trump seeks to block Treasury Department from giving his tax returns to Congress NBC News Trump
Read MorePopulations are Booming in Flood-Prone Areas—Especially in Developing Countries
The number of people living in flood-prone areas is growing faster than in other places, and at a much faster rate than scientists had previously expected, a study published Aug. 4 in the journal Nature finds. It’s a worrying sign
Read MoreTrump Says Effort To Get His Tax Returns Is Just Political Retaliation – NPR
Trump Says Effort To Get His Tax Returns Is Just Political Retaliation NPR Trump asks court to end House pursuit of his tax returns from IRS CNN Trump lawyers ask judge to block release of tax returns to Congress after Biden DOJ
Read MoreTrump Calls The Fight To Get Tax Returns A Political Attempt To Retaliate Against Him
“The requests single out President Trump because he is a Republican and a political opponent,” former President Donald Trump’s lawyers say in a new motion filed Wednesday. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Read MoreBelarus Olympian Krystina Tsimanovskaya Leaves Tokyo And Lands In Austria
The Belarusian Olympian will next travel to Warsaw, where she will be reunited with her husband — who has also obtained a humanitarian visa. (Image credit: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)
Read MoreNeobanks’ moves toward profitability could be the path to public markets
The global venture capital bet on neobanks is massive. London-based Starling Bank has raised more than $900 million, per Crunchbase. The same data source indicates that Chime has raised $1.5 billion. Monzo has raised nearly $650 million. And the list
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